11 wonderful kids’ t-shirts that promote a love of learning and the importance of education. Yes!

by Cool Mom Staff | Kid Fashion

We are enamored of those tees for our kids featuring superheroes, pop culture references, rock bands, and sports teams. And they love them. In part because they know that we love that stuff, and they’re pleasing us to show their allegiance to The Justice League...

5 super fun bento box ideas that are as easy to make as they are to eat.

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes, Tips + Tricks

We love a fun bento box as much as the next person, but has anyone else noticed that most playful school lunch ideas require a PhD in arts and crafts? So cute, but who has the time — or, um, ability? While we admittedly attempt more ambitious school lunches for...

23 of the absolute cutest animal school supplies | Back to School Guide 2017

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping

Kids outgrow trends so fast, there’s something wonderful about animals, which our little kids love — and our tweens and teens too. So next up in our 2017 Back-to-School Shopping Guide, we’ve put together a selection of the absolutely most adorable...

#Hairgoals: 10 cool hair braiding tutorials for girls with all kinds of hair.

by Kate Etue | Kid Fashion

My daughter’s new obsession: hair braiding videos. She’s all over YouTube, checking out the coolest braid styles she can do herself, do to her friends, do to me, do to her great-grandmother…basically anyone too nice or too tired to say no. Truth is,...

23 of the coolest Wonder Woman school supplies | Back to School Guide 2017

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping

I think it’s safe to say that this is the year of Wonder Woman. Okay, so on this site, every year has been the year of Wonder Woman, but with the hit movie introducing her to a new generation, our kids are clamoring for Wonder Woman gear for back-to-school that...

12 motivational back-to-school printables to send kids off with a smile.

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY

We’ve been hard at work rounding up some of the absolute coolest back to school gear for the season, like unicorn school supplies, crazy cheap preschooler gear, fun space-themed supplies, with tons more still coming. And now we’ve found a great selection...

Creative ideas to help little kids with school anxiety: 7 small items that can make a big difference.

by Georgette Gilmore | Tips + Tricks

Preschoolers or kindergarten students often feel really nervous about their first day of school. Or their first month of school. Even older kids may feel anxious about a new teacher, new friends, or just getting back into a more rigorous schedule after a long and lazy...

29 very cool, very affordable back-to-school finds for tweens and teens

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping

Back-to-school shopping with tweens and teens is like a whooole new thing. They have pretty strong opinions about what they love and don’t love. Even more than preschoolers, if you can believe that. (Though at least they don’t insist on wearing their...

9 of the coolest, prettiest 2017-18 school year planners to get you and your family on the same page

by Lexi Petronis | Storage + Organization

As much as I love the convenience and ease of digital calendar apps, I’m in the market for a brand new 2017-18 school year planner, because I’m a paper planner girl at heart. I always get a little thrill when it’s time to get a new one,  and that...

Star Wars x Sperry: A match made in a galaxy far, far away. (Or Massachusetts, really.)

by Kate Etue | Fashion

Forget having the coolest shoes in school, the Star Wars x Sperry mashup that just released this week may be the coolest sneakers in the galaxy. Classic shoe styles meets classic geek culture design?  Yep, we’re probably going to be stealing these Star Wars...